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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2014 1:46:53 GMT
 TOURNAMENT INFOWHERE: GUANGZHOU, CHINA WHEN: SEP 15 - SEP 20 TIER: International PRIZE MONEY: $500,000 SURFACE: Hard DIRECTOR: Huang Jianting The popularity of tennis in China has exploded in the 21st century, an example of that being it hosting six WTA tournaments in 2014. One of those is the Guangzhou International Women's Open, where at its inaugural staging in 2004, Li Na became the first Chinese WTA singles titlist. Other competitors to have graced the Guangzhou International Tennis Center's courts include 2008 champion Vera Zvonareva and former World No.1s Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina. Known for its foreign trade and business doings, Guangzhou is southern China's largest city. It is the capital of the Guangdong province - the People's Republic of China, and is 75 miles from Hong Kong. Official Website:www.guangzhouopen.org/ |
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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2014 1:50:17 GMT
PREVIOUS WINNERS Singles2013 Shuai Zhang 2012 Su-Wei Hsieh 2011 Chanelle Scheepers 2010 Jarmila Gajdosova 2009 Shahar Peer  Doubles2013 Shuai Peng / Su-Wei Hsieh 2012 Tamarine Tanasugarn / Shuai Zhang 2011 Su-Wei Hsieh / Saisai Zheng 2010 Edina Gallovits-Hall / Sania Mirza 2009 Tatiana Poutchek / Olga Govortsova
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2014 8:26:05 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Day 1 - Results (15 Sept):
[WC] Lin Zhu (CHN) d [6] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-3 7-6 (7)
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) d [8] Annika Beck (GER) 6-4 7-6 (5)
Misaki Doi (JPN) d Katarzyna Piter (POL) 5-7 6-4 6-3
Shahar Peer (ISR) d Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 7-6 (8) 6-3
Alison Riske (USA) d Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-4 7-6 (5)
[2] Alize Cornet (FRA) d [Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-1 6-1
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d [Q] Magda Linette (POL) 6-2 4-6 6-4
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2014 5:28:42 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Day 2 - Results (16 Sept):
[WC] Yafan Wang (CHN) d [1] Samantha Stosur (AUS) | 2 - 6 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[Q] Petra Martic (CRO) d Sorana Cirstea (ROU) | 7 - 6 (3) | 6 - 1 |
[Q] Kai-Lin Zhang (CHN) d [7] Jana Cepelova (SVK) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 4 |
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d [3] Sloane Stephens (USA) | 6 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 4 |
[Q] Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) d Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3 |
[Q] Ling Zhang (HKG) d [5] Zarina Diyas (KAZ) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 1 |
Monica Puig (PUR) d Karin Knapp (ITA) | 6 - 1 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 2 |
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d [4] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[WC] Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) d Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) | 7 - 6 (2) | 2 - 6 | 6 - 4 |
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Post by Admin on Sept 17, 2014 5:32:23 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Day 3 - Order of Play (17 Sept):
ALISON RISKE (USA) V KAI-LIN ZHANG (CHN)
SHAHAR PEER (ISR) V [2] ALIZÉ CORNET (FRA)
TIMEA BACSINSZKY (SUI) V SÍLVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP)
MONICA PUIG (PUR) V LING ZHANG (HKG)
YAFAN WANG (CHN) V PETRA MARTIC (CRO)
MARÍA-TERESA TORRÓ-FLOR (ESP) V YI-FAN XU (CHN)
MONICA NICULESCU (ROU) V MISAKI DOI (JPN)
LIN ZHU (CHN) V SU-WEI HSIEH (TPE)
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2014 1:32:14 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Day 3 - Results (17 Sept):
Alison Riske (USA) d Johanna Larsson (SWE) | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (5) |
[2] Alize Cornet (FRA) d [Q] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 |
Shahar Peer (ISR) d Pauline Parmentier (FRA) | 7 - 6 (8) | 6 - 3 |
[WC] Lin Zhu (CHN) d [6] Roberta Vinci (ITA) | 6 - 3 | 7 - 6 (7) |
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d [Q] Magda Linette (POL) | 6 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 4 |
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) d [8] Annika Beck (GER) | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (5) |
Misaki Doi (JPN) d Katarzyna Piter (POL) | 5 - 7 | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2014 1:33:26 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Quarter-Finals - Order of Play & Results (18 Sept):
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d Monica Puig (PUR) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3 |
[WC] Yafan Wang (CHN) d [Q] Kai-Lin Zhang (CHN) | 3 - 6 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[2] Alize Cornet (FRA) d [WC] Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) | 7 - 6 (5) | 6 - 1 |
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2014 2:01:55 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Semi-Finals - Order of Play & Results (19 Sept):
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d [WC] Yafan Wang (CHN) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 2 |
[2] Alize Cornet (FRA) d Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) | 6 - 1 | 7 - 6 (5) |
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2014 16:09:36 GMT
WTA Guangzhou | Finals - Order of Play & Results (20 Sept):
Singles
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d [2] Alize Cornet (FRA) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 0 |
Doubles
C Chuang / C Liang (TPE/CHN) d A Cornet / M Linette (FRA/POL) | 2 - 6 | 7 - 6 (3) | 10 - 7 |
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Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2014 11:57:01 GMT
 Monica Niculescu beat the heat and Alizé Cornet to win her second WTA title at the Guangzhou International Women's OpenMonica Niculescu overcame Alizé Cornet - and some very hot and humid conditions - to win the second WTA title of her career at the Guangzhou International Women's Open. Things didn't look so great for Niculescu early on in the final, as the No.2-seeded Cornet surged ahead 4-2 in the first set. But from there it was one way traffic in the other direction as Niculescu reeled off 10 games in a row - and at one point eight points in a row - to run away with the match, 6-4, 6-0. "I was so happy to finish in the end because it was very hot and very humid, and I was very, very tired," Niculescu said. "But to finish so strong was amazing for me. I have many emotions right now, but most of it is joy and confidence. It's my second WTA title and that's just an amazing feeling. Click below for the full-story: www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4158262/title/heat-proof-niculescu-wins-guangzhou |
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